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CPU
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- 1Cachetype of memory accessed faster than RAM
- 2What does a CPU do?Carries out all the processing
- 3Fetch-execute cycleFetch, decode, execute
- 4Boot sequenceProcesses that contain all the information and instruction to start the computer
- 5Clock speedCycles per second
- 6Where does the CPU fetch from?The memory
- 7Benefit of multiple coresCan carry out more processes at the same time
- 8Purpose of CPUCarry out processes
- 9Function of CPUFetch-execute cycle
- 10RegisterLogs all completed processes
- 11ALUDecodes
- 12Control UnitDirects the operation of the processor
- 13What are the different levels of cache and what are their purposes?When the data is fetched from the RAM it is loaded into lv2 which piles up handing a task a time to lv1
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- Year 11 Computing Flashcards on CPU, created by Leo Crellin on 03/01/2017.
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